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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2012, 05:20:45 AM »
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« Last Edit: Today at 02:36:53 am by Reb Moshe »

Apparently, the advice was taken. ;)

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #21 on: September 23, 2012, 08:05:00 AM »
Apparently, the advice was taken. ;)
I was wondering how confused people would be:-)

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #22 on: September 23, 2012, 08:43:48 AM »
I was wondering how confused people would be:-)
Yeah, but I saw it before the edit. :)

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #23 on: September 23, 2012, 11:15:06 AM »
I was wondering how confused people would be:-)
Can you post it again for us curious ppl, and then you can edit it?

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #24 on: September 23, 2012, 12:11:57 PM »
Can you post it again for us curious ppl, and then you can edit it?

Would defeat the purpose of editing it in the first place. ;)

Perhaps ask him to PM you...

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #25 on: September 24, 2012, 08:45:20 AM »
UA tracks IP so that would be the first way to give up all of your accounts.

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #26 on: September 24, 2012, 05:37:48 PM »
are you safer selling miles from your AMEX account? i assume the buyer of the miles then transfer them to specific airline accounts? does this layer of removal between you and the end user help not to get caught?

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FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #27 on: September 25, 2012, 05:52:35 PM »
are you safer selling miles from your AMEX account? i assume the buyer of the miles then transfer them to specific airline accounts? does this layer of removal between you and the end user help not to get caught?
IME I have never had an issue transferring Amex to an airline account. I have Amex accounts with over 20 airline accounts linked and regularly add new ones and there is no issue.

Amex couldn't really say anything about it because how could they prevent a business from booking flights for employees?

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #28 on: September 25, 2012, 10:54:47 PM »
Friend of mine sold his BA account with 321Kpoints. The buyer booked many short way tickets. There are only 850 points left after all bookings. Two months later, the 850 points was dedut from the account. My friend was curious what 850 points can do, that is when he found out that the account was reviewed. BA did not close the account, just removed all the remaining points. Later the buyer told my friend that 3 tickets was cancelled.

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #29 on: September 26, 2012, 08:39:20 PM »
Friend of mine sold his BA account with 321Kpoints. The buyer booked many short way tickets. There are only 850 points left after all bookings. Two months later, the 850 points was dedut from the account. My friend was curious what 850 points can do, that is when he found out that the account was reviewed. BA did not close the account, just removed all the remaining points. Later the buyer told my friend that 3 tickets was cancelled.

Wow. :o

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #30 on: September 26, 2012, 08:42:30 PM »
Friend of mine sold his BA account with 321Kpoints. The buyer booked many short way tickets. There are only 850 points left after all bookings. Two months later, the 850 points was dedut from the account. My friend was curious what 850 points can do, that is when he found out that the account was reviewed. BA did not close the account, just removed all the remaining points. Later the buyer told my friend that 3 tickets was cancelled.
Seen this happening with BA quite often, but this is the way how BA shuts down a account, they just take out the point, and put in something that whatever points come in should not reflect the account of 0, but you can still log in to your account forever...
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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #31 on: September 26, 2012, 09:41:20 PM »
It's like asking for safe practices for smoking. 
Contrary to common thought smoking at least a pack a day is great for your heart and for your health in general.

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #32 on: September 26, 2012, 09:42:12 PM »
Contrary to common thought smoking at least a pack a day is great for your heart and for your health in general.

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #34 on: September 26, 2012, 09:49:03 PM »
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Personal experience and Mesorah.

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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #35 on: September 26, 2012, 11:23:47 PM »
"Mesorah" also claimed the world was flat for, oh, a million years.
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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #36 on: September 27, 2012, 12:32:33 AM »
Maybe i missed something, but the headline reads:

Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments

and not smoking....... :) :) :) :)

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Re: Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #37 on: September 27, 2012, 12:47:29 AM »
Personal experience and Mesorah.
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Re: Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #38 on: September 27, 2012, 12:51:06 AM »
I hope you're joking.
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Re: FlyerTalk: UA Acct is shut down for suspicion of bartering instruments
« Reply #39 on: September 27, 2012, 02:45:08 AM »
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I hope you're joking.
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